Our Robots
Each season brings a NEW game and a NEW engineering challenge!
From initial concept sketches through fabrication and programming, every aspect of our robot represents months of dedication and problem-solving. Our design process emphasizes iterative testing and continuous refinement. Team members work in specialized departments focusing on mechanical systems, electronics, programming, and strategy to create a competitive machine that showcases our technical abilities and creative thinking.
JUNEBUG (2026)
The Charger’s latest FIRST Robotics Competition robot, affectionately codenamed “Junebug,” was designed to compete in the 2026 FRC Season competition known as “Rebuilt.” Junebug features a maximum “fuel" gameball capacity of FIFTY, and can fire off a volley in just a few seconds, thanks to her large capacity hopper and wide-barrel dispenser.
Junebug’s highly-effective design grew out of frequent team discussions, and included early input from across all departments, and was fully-modeled in CAD before construction by Jefferson High School senior Emm Trippe, who, assisted by our team’s junior programmers, coded much of Junebug’s operations, including her excellent autonomous mode.
But once a match moves to tele-op control, Junebug is piloted by JHS senior, Amelia Neilson, now in her fourth year on the Chargers Drive Team, third year driving at competition, and second year as Primary. With an impressive amount of Field experience, Amelia is always ready to strategize with our Alliance partners, and enters the Driver Station with the clear-minded confidence and good-natured, can-do attitude fostered by FRC events.
Junebug in action in at her first competition.
K.Y.L.E. (2025)
Inspired by the 2025 FIRST Robotics Competition challenge “Reefscape,” K.Y.L.E. stands for “Keep Your Limits Expanding.”
K.Y.L.E. was built to retrieve and place PVC “coral” tubes onto his season’s game’s “reef” structure.
